Jesus shows us
Rev. Barbara Strickland
that we are not abandoned and judged for our frailty,
but forgiven, restored and
enabled to stand up
and go on.
| Rev. Barbara Strickland & Rev. Deacon Marian Bisset | The Fig Tree Worship (docx) (pdf) |
Jesus shows us
Rev. Barbara Strickland
that we are not abandoned and judged for our frailty,
but forgiven, restored and
enabled to stand up
and go on.
| Rev. Barbara Strickland & Rev. Deacon Marian Bisset | The Fig Tree Worship (docx) (pdf) |
The picture was often blurry,
Rev. Sandra Houghton
but we held our collective breath when things
could have gone very wrong, and cheered when the astronauts began to bounce across the
surface of the moon
| Rev. Sandra Houghton & Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson | The Fig Tree Worship (docx) (pdf) |
There is a pattern set here
Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson
which is the pattern of all of life.
We hold, we let go and we are renewed.
Life, death and resurrection
| Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson & Rev. Ian Brown | The Fig Tree Worship (docx) (pdf) |
The cross reminds us that
Rev. Ian Brown
Jesus defeated death by entering into it.
Jesus subverts brutal worldly power
by submitting to it.
| Rev. Ian Brown & Rev. Arnie Wierenga | The Fig Tree Worship (docx) (pdf) |